Alderwood Care Home
39 Essex Hall Road, Colchester, CO1 1ZP
CQC overall rating
Care type
Registered with nursing
Beds
65
Rating published 19/05/2018 — about 8 years ago. The CQC does not re-inspect on a fixed schedule, and a home can change considerably between inspections. Treat an older rating as a starting point, not a current verdict.
The five CQC rating areas
The CQC rates each area separately. A home can score differently in each, so it is worth reading all five rather than only the overall rating.
- Safe
- Good
- Effective
- Good
- Caring
- Outstanding
- Responsive
- Outstanding
- Well-led
- Outstanding
Provider and contact
- Registered provider
- Carebase (Colchester) Limited
- Local authority
- Essex
- Telephone
- 01206574266
- Website
- www.carebase.org.uk
Full official record and sources
| Name | Alderwood Care Home Location Name · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
|---|---|
| CQC location ID | 1-244876318 Location ID · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Provider | Carebase (Colchester) Limited Provider Name · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| CQC provider ID | 1-216854430 Provider ID · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Status | Active on the CQC register Dormant (Y/N) · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Regulated service types | Care home service with nursing Service type - Care home service with nursing · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Beds | 65 Care homes beds · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| CQC overall rating | Outstanding Location Latest Overall Rating · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Rating published | 19/05/2018 Publication Date · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Address | 39 Essex Hall Road, Colchester Location Street Address · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Postcode | CO1 1ZP Location Postal Code · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| UPRN | 10024402844 Location UPRN ID · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Local authority | Essex Location Local Authority · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| CQC rating: Safe | Good Latest Rating · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| CQC rating: Effective | Good Latest Rating · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| CQC rating: Caring | Outstanding Latest Rating · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| CQC rating: Responsive | Outstanding Latest Rating · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| CQC rating: Well-led | Outstanding Latest Rating · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| CQC rating published | 19/05/2018 Publication Date · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Official CQC report | http://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-244876318 URL · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
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Last verified against the official source: 2026-08-05